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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

Aristotle argues that poetry is

 

A) valuable B) an escape
C) an art D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) valuable

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The oldest rock­cut architecture is found in ________________.

A) Rajasthan B) Bihar
C) Karnataka D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bihar

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Terminal velocity ________.

A) first increases before decreasing B) is constant
C) first decreases before increasing D) always keeps on increasing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) is constant

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He told his mother that he was starting in two days' time.

A) "I am starting the day after tomorrow, mother,"he said. B) "I will start the next day, mother,"he said.
C) "I may start in two days time, mother,"he said. D) "I must start in two days time mother,"he said.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) "I am starting the day after tomorrow, mother,"he said.

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Who has won the most number of Gold Medals in Olympics?

A) Usain Bolt B) Katie Ledecky
C) Michael Phelps D) Chen Long
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Michael Phelps

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Q:

In females, the uterus is __________.

A) Single B) Double
C) Triple D) Four
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Single

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Fermentation is a type of _____________ process.

A) Aerobic Respiration B) Anaerobic Respiration
C) Exothermic Reaction D) Transpiration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Anaerobic Respiration

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of thefour alternatives.


Enterprising skill is the ______________ of a teacher to see the perspective of the entire institution and the inter-relationships _____________ and between its parts. Itincludes the ability of a teacher to visualise the academic pursuit ___________ a holistic manner and consider a situation in totality. These skills involve _______________abstract and innovative ideas, constructing models and relationships, and anticipating the implications ________ actions.


Enterprising skill is the ______________ of a teacher to see

A) able B) ably  
C) ability D) capable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ability

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